Explore Quotes by George Soros

By creating the European Central Bank, the member states exposed their own government bonds to the risk of default. Developed countries that issue bonds in their own currency never default, because they can always print money. Their currency may depreciate, but the risk of default is absent.

Studying economics is not a good preparation for dealing with it.

Everything adds up to a major crisis. Humanity is faced with a global energy crisis ... The core of the crisis lies in the increasing shortage of oil.

The pro-Israel lobby has been remarkably successful in suppressing criticism. Politicians challenge it at their peril because of the lobby's ability to influence political contributions.

It's not whether you're right or wrong that's important, but how much money you make when you're right and how much you lose when you're wrong

Most of the poverty and misery in the world is due to bad government, lack of democracy, weak states, internal strife, and so on.

Just as the process of repealing national alcohol prohibition began with individual states repealing their own prohibition laws, so individual states must now take the initiative with respect to repealing marijuana prohibition laws.

I'm only rich because I know when I'm wrong...I basically have survived by recognizing my mistakes.

I'm not doing my philanthropic work out of any kind of guilt, or any need to create good public relations. I'm doing it because I can afford to do it, and I believe in it.

Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman.